Where does “camóg” come from?

camóg (Irish) comes from Old Irish cammóc, from Old Irish camm, from French Caen, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

camóg (Irish): comma butterfly, Polygonia spp

Definitions

  1. comma butterfly, Polygonia spp

Ancestry of “camóg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcammóc—
2Old Irishcammcrooked, bent, curved, twisted; wavy, curly
3FrenchCaen—
4Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “camóg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kagyom →